Engaging the Resistant Child Through Computers
A Manual to Facilitate Social and Emotional Learning

By:

Maurice Elias, PhD, Brian S. Friedlander, PhD, & Steven E. Tobias, PsyD

Format:

Soft Cover

Length:

170 pages

Order #:

UCER-WEB

Price:

$39.95

Released:

2001

Here, for the first time, is a book that shows how to use readily accessible computer technology to engage hard-to-reach children, including those with Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Aspergers, and Developmental Delays. The authors' demonstrate that the computer's ability to combine motion, sound, color, text and physical activity makes it a cutting-edge approach. Written for practicing clinicians, school psychologists, social workers, guidance counselors, teachers, and others who work with children (preschool through adolescence).

CONTENTS

Introduction
Chapter 1
- Working with the Alphabet: ADHD, LD, MR, ODD, PDD
Chapter 2 - Emotional Expression through Drawing/Painting
Chapter 3 - Exploring Significant Emotional Events through Multimedia Storytelling
Chapter 4 - Self-Exploration through Multimedia Autobiography
Chapter 5 - Promoting Self-Esteem through Personal Print Ads or Commercials
Chapter 6 - Building Individual and Group Social Skills through Short Movies
Chapter 7 - Personal Reflections on the Self
Chapter 8 - Building Emotional Intelligence and Social Problem Solving Skills
Chapter 9 - Using the Personal Problem Solving Guide
Chapter 10 - Ways to Access the Computers for Students with Special Needs
Appendix

 

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